Jefferson Lab considers no activity
to be so urgent or important that its standards for environment, safety, or
health (ES&H) may be compromised. Therefore, all individuals at Jefferson
Lab have the responsibility, and authority, to stop work when conditions appear
to pose a hazard. This stop-work and re-start program is provided to ensure the
safety of individuals, equipment, and the environment.

10 CFR
851 Worker Safety and Health Program
(§851.20(b)(8)) specifically gives every worker the right to decline assigned
work if they have a reasonable belief it may pose an imminent risk of physical
harm. Further, a worker has the right to stop work if a dangerous condition
arises.

·Complete or revise AHA or THA for the
suspended/stopped work activity as appropriate. Provide THA for reviewed to the
Associate Director – Environmental, Safety, Health, and Quality (ESH&Q) as
required.

·Discuss the proposed/implemented resolution with
the identifier to ensure the identified hazard was mitigated.

·Inspect the area after resolution to ensure
personnel safety.

·For a STOP-WORK ORDER:

oNotify
the Division Associate Director or Manager.

oEnforce
the order and monitor the area for the duration of the Stop-Work Order to
ensure work does not resume until properly authorized.

oAssure
re-start is authorized by the system department or division manager.

ES&H Manual Chapter
3330 Appendix T4 Work Re-Start Procedure ensures
the safety of individuals, equipment, and the environment after a work
delay.Characteristics of each delay,
including urgency, resources, timeliness of communications, etc, differ.This document provides the minimum
requirements to ensure that safe, effective work planning has been enacted prior
to work re-start.

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on line file.This copy was printed on 6/30/2016.